She's growing up!

Emily LOVES to play the piano. She plays for hours each day and is getting pretty good (in her mother's opinion!). She sang this song with Janelle in lessons (and we have the Steve Green CD) and then taught herself how to play it on the piano. She knows a dozen or so songs by ear so far - which will work against her when she starts to read music. But I can't really stop her from tinkering around and figuring things out on her own!!

We're taking a little lesson break from piano - it's hard to squeeze everything in in the summer! - and we'll start up again once school is back. Since February Emily has learned the different types of notes and rests, some music notation, hand positions, where the notes A-E are on the piano, and how to play a song by reading labelled notes in her music book. She has also learned some new songs and Janelle is now teaching her to stay on key when Janelle sings harmony with her.

We're very pleased with her progress, and mostly I am thrilled that she LOVES it. I never took to the piano and only lasted a few lessons when I was younger.
So here's a little video of Emily singing and playing You Knit Me Together :)